Geocaching Guidelines - Placer

In addition to following the Basic Guidelines, a person placing a cache must abide by all the guidelines below.

Placement of a Cache

• To place a physical or virtual cache, you must have written permission from the Milwaukee County Parks Land Manager. For each cache location, complete a separate Permit Request Form
  
  
• Geocaching is not allowed in
  
  • State Natural Areas: Warnimont Park fens (along the Lake Michigan bluff), Cudahy Nature Preserve, Franklin Park Savanna
    
  • Sensitive Areas: Those areas the Land manager determines cannot tolerate human traffic or disturbance to the flora or soil, including, but not limited to, stream bank zones, wetlands, prehistoric and historic archaelolgical sites, unique geological features, or unsafe areas
    
    
• Place a cache close to trails and use only existing trail corridors for travel to the site.
  NOTE: If a cache is placed on the Wehr Narture Center property, it must be placed on or directly adjacent to existing trails. Off-trail hiking of any kind is not allowed on the Wehr Nature Center grounds.
  
  
• You must not bury the cache. A cache is considered buried if it must be dug up by hand or by tool. Placing a rock, bark, or leaves over the cache is not considered burial, neither is placing the cache in a naturally occurring crevice or hole.
  
  

Physical Cache Content

• The following items are not permitted in a physical geocache:
  
  • Food of any kind
  • Pocket knives or weapons of any kind
  • Illegal items such as drugs
  • Materials restricted from minors, such as, but not limited to, tobacco and alcohol
    
    
• The maximun capacity of any single physical geocache must not exceed one gallon
  
  
• If possible, a physical cache must be clearly labeled in large lettering with the word "Geocache" on the outside of the container. (A microcache container might not provide enough space)
  
  

Monitoring the Cache

You are responsible for monitoring the cache regularly - four times per year recommended - and reporting any vandalism or deterioration of property. If you discover any illegal or hazardous materias in the cache, you must contact a Milwaukee County Parks employee immediately.

Moving or Removing a Cache

• If you wish to move or remove a cache you must complete a new Permit Request Form
  
  
• A cache may remain at the permitted site for no more than three years. At that time you must remove the cache and restore the site to its origninal condition to the satisfaction of the Parks Department. Complete an additional Permit Request Form to notify the Land Manager of the removal.
  
  
• A cache may be required to be moved if the Land Manager deems that the cache area is being over-used, or that volunteer trails are developing
  
  
• A cache will be removed if the Land Manager determines that there is an unacceptable hazard to humans, an anacceptable level of damage to the environment, or it is not in compliance with policy. The Land Manager shall make a reasonable effort to notify you of a removed cache. A removed physical cache will be stored for up to three months. If not claimed, it shall be disposed of as surplus property.